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> [ "Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly success-and it has long been ignored. \[. . .\] As experts, authors and gurus often… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/spirituality-in-business-sounds-lofty-how-practical-is-it-the-answer/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

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> [The cornerstone of effective leadership is self-mastery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/the-cornerstone-of-effective-leadership-is-self-mastery/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

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## More by Patricia Aburdene

> [Jeff Klein, one of the earliest champions of Conscious Capitalism, offers a highly practical yet profoundly intuitive blueprint for achieving your purpose-and making a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/jeff-klein-one-of-the-earliest-champions-of-conscious-capitalism/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> [Transcendent values like trust and integrity literally translate into revenue, profits and prosperity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/transcendent-values-like-trust-and-integrity-literally-translate-into/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> [We've now become conscious of the uncalculated social, economic, and environmental costs of that kind of "unconscious" capitalism. And many are beginning to practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/we-ve-now-become-conscious-of-the-uncalculated-social-economic-and/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> ["Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/spirituality-in-business-sounds-lofty-how-practical-is-it-the-answer/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> ["Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/spirituality-in-business-sounds-lofty-how-practical-is-it-the-answer-2/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> [The cornerstone of effective leadership is self-mastery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/the-cornerstone-of-effective-leadership-is-self-mastery/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> [We need to graduate from the ridiculous notion that greed is some kind of elixir for capitalism - it's the downfall of capitalism. Self-interest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/we-need-to-graduate-from-the-ridiculous-notion-that-greed-is-some/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

> [Today we are on the brink of another extraordinary revolution. The Information Age is already over and an exciting new epoch is taking its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-aburdene/today-we-are-on-the-brink-of-another-extraordinary-revolution-the/)

[Patricia Aburdene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-aburdene/)

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